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Sag and fall, having eaten nothing (5)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

droop

'sag' is the definition.
('droop' can be a synonym of 'sag')

'fall having eaten nothing' is the wordplay.
'fall' becomes 'drop' (dropping is a kind of falling).
'having eaten' is an insertion indicator.
'nothing' becomes 'o' (looks like zero - 0).
'drop' going around 'o' is 'DROOP'.

'and' acts as a link.

(Other definitions for droop that I've seen before include "sink" , "lose heart" , "Sag, wilt" , "Go limp" , "Flag" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.
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